19G DISEASES OF SWINE AND OTHER ANIMALS. 



Bullitt. — Cholera prevails to a considerable extent among hogs in this county. It 

 seems to bo more fatal among pigs and shoats than among older hogs. 



Calloway. — Distemper prevails among horses, cholera among hogs and fowls, and 

 rot among sheep. Cattle are healthy. 



Carroll. — The disease known as hog-cholera is not so prevalent this year as usual. 

 Many of our swine, however, have a delicate and unhealthy look, and do not improve 

 fast even with the best treatment. This wo regard as an evidence that the disease is 

 hereditary. 



Clay. — The so-called cholera among hogs has proved very disastrous to the farmers 

 of this county during the past year. 



Cumberland. — A few horses have died of distemper in this county. There are no in- 

 fectious or contagious diseases prevalent among cattle. Hogs are afflicted with chol- 

 era, and a great many have died. 



Estill. — The only diseases of consequence prevailing among cattle are hollow-hom 

 and murrain. Horses are afflicted with distemper, and occasionally die of some kind 

 of lung-fever. Hogs are badly afflicted with cholera. I should say from 80 to 90 per 

 cent, of those attacked with the disease die. A good many hogs also sufier from 

 thumps, and about two-thirds of them die. Cholera also jirevails among fowls. 



Fleming. — Horses are afflicted with distemper aud lung diseases, from which about 

 one in twenty die. The most destructive disease we have to contend with is cholera 

 among hogs. At least one-fifth of all the hogs in this county annually die from this 

 disease. Two years ago I lost one hundred and seven head, and this fall I have already 

 lost sixty head more. 



Hart. — Hogs, in some portions of the county, are more or less affected every year 

 with cholera, but the loss this season is small compared with other years. Horses and 

 cattle are fi'ee from all contagious diseases. Chickens suffer from various diseases. 



Kenton. — Tlaere is but little stock raised in this county, and the only disease that 

 has caused material loss to farmers is that among hogs. 



Knox. — Hogs in this county have been seriously afflicted with cholera and blind- 

 staggers. Murrain has also prevailed extensively among cattle, and distemper among 

 horses. 



Lewis. — This is one of the largest poultry-raising districts in the State. The loss by 

 disease runs into the thousands. The shipments from this post are about one thousand 

 chickens per week. 



Martin. — The most prevalent and destructive disease among any class of farm ani- 

 mals is that of cholera among hogs. This disease is very fatal, and makes its appear- 

 ance semi-annually. We have no remedy. Fowls also suffer with a disease generally 

 known as cholera. 



Ohio. — Hogs, as well as fowls, are still afflicted Ivith cholera. The mortality among 

 the former has been very large. 



Oldham. — Distemper is the only disease afflicting cattle in this locality. Hog cholera 

 prevails more or less all the time. Sheep are affected with various diseases, among 

 others those of rot and sea b. Fowls are suffering from cholera and roup. We have 

 been unusually free from diseases of all kinds this year. 



Pendleton. — Hog-cholcra has not been so destructive this season as in previous years. 

 The losses this year will, perhaps, not amount to over $16,000 or $18,000. 



llowan. — Hogs tlie in great numbers from cholera. There is no other infectious or 

 contagious disease prevalent among the farm animals in this county. Fowls also die 

 in great numbers from a disease generally called cholera. 



liiissell. — The disease commonly called hog-cholera has prevailed to a fearful extent 

 in some portions of this county. The losses have been at least 75 per cent, of those 

 attacked. Out of a herd of 75 head I lost 55. I hardly think the disease is contagious. 

 So fearful has been the ravages of the disease that there will not be enough pork 

 raised in. the county to supply the home demand. Other classes of farm stock are in 

 good health. 



Shelby. — But few horses are raised in the county. The assessors report 9,588 head of 

 cattle in the county. Owing to the ravages of hog-cholera there has been a falling olf 

 in the number of swine. Sheep husbandry is largely on the increase, and aggregates 

 nearly double that of any previous year. At least 45,000 head have been placed on 

 the farms of the county this fall for breeding purposes. No diseases of consequence, 

 except hog-cholcra, are prevalent. 



Warren. — The losses have been quite heavy from diseases among hogs. Other classes 

 of farm stock are healthy. 



Whitley. — Distemper is quite prevalent among horses, and occasionally we have a 

 case of murrain among cattle. Hog-cholera frequently prevails, and is often very 

 fatal. 



LOUISIANA. 



Bienville County. — Horses hero are subject to bots, colic, distemper, and blind-stag- 

 gers. Perhaps 50 per cent, of the losses are occasioned by bots. The most common 



